Lin defies traditional Ivy League success

On Tuesday, Stanford graduate and Knicks shooting guard Landry Fields tweeted, "So @JLin7 is a Knick now. STAT and Tyson admitted they will use us for SAT prep courses if they ever decide to go to college."

Well, starting Wednesday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calf., where Harvard grad Jeremy Lin began his NBA career, the Knicks' new backup point guard will help Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler "pass" the course -- on the court, that is.

Lin's lobs to Stoudemire and Chandler will be something of a rarity. Only three students from Harvard ever made it to the NBA. In fact, the university has produced more U.S. presidents from either undergrad, law or business school (eight) than NBA players (three).

Here's the breakdown:

Prior to Lin, the last players from the Ivy League to play in the NBA were former Knicks center Chris Dudley (Yale) and Matt Maloney (Penn) during the 2002-03 season. Here's the entire list featuring only those who suited up in at least one NBA game: